Steele

I know that political boundaries aren't supposed to be counted, but if they are, then the largest two cities in the world are in Alaska. Sitka, with an area of 12,462 sq. km. (pop 9000) and Juneau, with an area of 8,430 sq. km. (pop 31000). Houston falls in at 1558 sq. km, well below those two. Steele

I give you... The Gruening Building! http://www.uaf.edu/uafindia/gallery/gal1/Gruening%20Building.jpg Six floors of a giant concrete cube, with an equally ugly fire-escape on the side. A couple years ago, the decided it would be brilliant to spend $200,000 to put lights on it during the winter. Now it looks just godawful. http://www.hanneketravels.net/alaska/gruening01.jpg These pictures really don't do it justice. It is the ugliest building north of 49 degrees... north of the equator... hell, north of the South Pole.

Here in Alaska, if you built a concrete road, you'd be laughed out of town within a few hours, which, incidentially, is how long your road would last. -60F in the winter and +100F in the summer, heavy truck traffic, and permafrost destroy even the best, most well-planned out roads in a few seasons. Asphalt works miles better than concrete, but even tarred roads don't last long. Gravel roads are almost immune to frost heaves and permafrost, but they do develop massive potholes. Last summer, we had to haul an RV out of a pothole. It went in, bottomed the front axle, and got stuck. Steele

I've got a few requests... Husky Stadium at U-W Seattle... http://www.autumnspectacle.com/Stadiums/Husky%20Stadium.jpg The Indianapolis Motor Speedway http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/united_states/indiana/indianapolis_speedway.shtml Michigan Stadium http://www.collegegridirons.com/bigten/images/michigan100.jpg http://www.collegegridirons.com/bigten/images/michigan150.jpg Yost Arena (Hockey) http://www.angelfire.com/de2/detroitpix/YostIceArena4.jpg http://www.umich.edu/~yostice/yost_photo.jpg Philadelphia's Citizen's Bank Park http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/united_states/pennsylvania/philadelphia_citizens.shtml Fairbanks, Alaska's Carlson Center http://www.chtg.net/schools/images/uaf_arena.jpg Madison Square Garden http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/united_states/new_york/new_york_madison.shtml Minnesota's Mariucci Arena http://www.mnclubhockey.com/mariucci.jpg I realize that's a bunch of requests in a narrow range, but if someone would be interested in taking on any of these, I'd be very greatful. Steele

I would like to see Monorail Puzzle Pieces... similiar to those for rail, el-rail, and roads, but for monorails. Especially one with the tracks running down the center median of an avenue or highway. I apologize if this has been requested before: I read the post at the top which listed all requests and didn't see it. Steele